An empire of ice
Subtitle: Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
By: Edward J. Larson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780300154085
Subjects: Scientific expeditions; Discovery and exploration; British; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Three cheers for the dogs"; title: A compass pointing south; title: The empire's mapmaker; title: In Challenger's wake; title: Taking the measure of men; title: March to the penguins; title: Discovering a continent's past; title: The meaning of ice; title: Epilogue : heroes' requiem.